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Abhishek Verma

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Amortizing Physics-Informed Neural Solvers via Graph Hypernetworks

Amortizing physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) across related PDEs requires describing each equation to a reusable solver. Coefficient vectors encode numerical parameters in predefined slots, leaving operator and cross-field assignments implicit. We make these relationships explicit in an operator graph, with nodes for fields, derivatives, terms, and residuals and coefficients retained as term attributes. A graph hypernetwork generates diagonal codes that initialize a meta-trained factorized PINN for each target equation. Meta-training and target-specific adaptation use governing equations and prescribed conditions without solution labels. We compare coefficient-vector, DeepSets-based term-set, and graph conditioning by solution accuracy within a fixed adaptation budget. In scalar convection-diffusion-reaction problems, both term-based descriptors improve high-reaction accuracy, with similar performance. In two-field Fisher-KPP, meta-training sees uncoupled and one-way systems; after 3,000 adaptation steps on unseen two-way coupling, the graph's mean final error is 35.7% below the term set and 67.7% below the coefficient vector. In a fixed-structure capacitively coupled plasma model, the coefficient vector performs best. These results support extending coefficient conditioning with explicit equation relationships for physics-based solver adaptation.

cs.LG

Explainable Diabetic Retinopathy Classification Using Vision Foundation Models

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major cause of preventable blindness, creating a need for accurate and trustworthy automated screening. This study investigates an explainable DR classification framework using vision foundation models and multiple transfer learning strategies. Three backbones, DINOv2, CLIP, and Vision Transformer (ViT), were evaluated using full fine-tuning, linear probing, and Low-Rank Adaptation (LoRA). Models were trained and internally evaluated on the ODIR dataset and externally evaluated on APTOS to assess generalization. DINOv2-LoRA achieved the highest internal AUROC of 0.758, while DINOv2 full fine-tuning and ViT full fine-tuning achieved the highest external AUROC of 0.920. Calibration was further assessed using reliability analysis after isotonic regression. For explainability, Grad-CAM and HiResCAM were evaluated against expert-annotated lesion masks from the IDRiD dataset using Dice, Intersection over Union (IoU), and Pointing Game metrics. The results demonstrate that foundation models, particularly DINOv2, can provide strong predictive performance, while LoRA offers a parameter-efficient alternative to full fine-tuning. Quantitative evaluation of explanation maps further supports the assessment of whether model attention corresponds to clinically relevant retinal lesions.

cs.CV

Extending Fourier Neural Operators for Modeling Parameterized and Coupled PDEs

Parameterized and coupled partial differential equations (PDEs) are central to modeling phenomena in science and engineering, yet neural operator methods that address both aspects remain limited. We extend Fourier neural operators (FNOs) with minimal architectural modifications along two directions. For parameterized dynamics, we propose a hypernetwork-based modulation that conditions the operator on physical parameters. For coupled systems, we conduct a systematic exploration of architectural choices, examining how operator components can be adapted to balance shared structure with cross-variable interactions while retaining the efficiency of standard FNOs. Evaluations on benchmark PDEs, including the one-dimensional capacitively coupled plasma equations and the Gray-Scott system, show that our methods achieve up to 55-72% lower errors than strong baselines, demonstrating the effectiveness of principled modulation and systematic design exploration.

cs.LG

Quantum walk inspired JPEG compression of images

This work proposes a quantum inspired adaptive quantization framework that enhances the classical JPEG compression by introducing a learned, optimized Qtable derived using a Quantum Walk Inspired Optimization (QWIO) search strategy. The optimizer searches a continuous parameter space of frequency band scaling factors under a unified rate distortion objective that jointly considers reconstruction fidelity and compression efficiency. The proposed framework is evaluated on MNIST, CIFAR10, and ImageNet subsets, using Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR), Structural Similarity Index (SSIM), Bits Per Pixel (BPP), and error heatmap visual analysis as evaluation metrics. Experimental results show average gains ranging from 3 to 6 dB PSNR, along with better structural preservation of edges, contours, and luminance transitions, without modifying decoder compatibility. The structure remains JPEG compliant and can be implemented using accessible scientific packages making it ideal for deployment and practical research use.

eess.IV

Generalized Adaptive Transfer Network: Enhancing Transfer Learning in Reinforcement Learning Across Domains

Transfer learning in Reinforcement Learning (RL) enables agents to leverage knowledge from source tasks to accelerate learning in target tasks. While prior work, such as the Attend, Adapt, and Transfer (A2T) framework, addresses negative transfer and selective transfer, other critical challenges remain underexplored. This paper introduces the Generalized Adaptive Transfer Network (GATN), a deep RL architecture designed to tackle task generalization across domains, robustness to environmental changes, and computational efficiency in transfer. GATN employs a domain-agnostic representation module, a robustness-aware policy adapter, and an efficient transfer scheduler to achieve these goals. We evaluate GATN on diverse benchmarks, including Atari 2600, MuJoCo, and a custom chatbot dialogue environment, demonstrating superior performance in cross-domain generalization, resilience to dynamic environments, and reduced computational overhead compared to baselines. Our findings suggest GATN is a versatile framework for real-world RL applications, such as adaptive chatbots and robotic control.

cs.LG

LiSec-RTF: Reinforcing RPL Resilience Against Routing Table Falsification Attack in 6LoWPAN

Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) is an energy-efficient routing solution for IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN), recommended for resource-constrained devices. While RPL offers significant benefits, its security vulnerabilities pose challenges, particularly due to unauthenticated control messages used to establish and maintain routing information. These messages are susceptible to manipulation, enabling malicious nodes to inject false routing data. A notable security concern is the Routing Table Falsification (RTF) attack, where attackers forge Destination Advertisement Object (DAO) messages to promote fake routes via a parent nodes routing table. Experimental results indicate that RTF attacks significantly reduce packet delivery ratio, increase end-to-end delay, and leverage power consumption. Currently, no effective countermeasures exist in the literature, reinforcing the need for a security solution to prevent network disruption and protect user applications. This paper introduces a Lightweight Security Solution against Routing Table Falsification Attack (LiSec-RTF), leveraging Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) to generate unique authentication codes, termed Licenses. LiSec-RTF mitigates RTF attack impact while considering the resource limitations of 6LoWPAN devices in both static and mobile scenarios. Our testbed experiments indicate that LiSec-RTF significantly improves network performance compared to standard RPL under RTF attacks, thereby ensuring reliable and efficient operation.

cs.NI

Adaptive Action Duration with Contextual Bandits for Deep Reinforcement Learning in Dynamic Environments

Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) has achieved remarkable success in complex sequential decision-making tasks, such as playing Atari 2600 games and mastering board games. A critical yet underexplored aspect of DRL is the temporal scale of action execution. We propose a novel paradigm that integrates contextual bandits with DRL to adaptively select action durations, enhancing policy flexibility and computational efficiency. Our approach augments a Deep Q-Network (DQN) with a contextual bandit module that learns to choose optimal action repetition rates based on state contexts. Experiments on Atari 2600 games demonstrate significant performance improvements over static duration baselines, highlighting the efficacy of adaptive temporal abstractions in DRL. This paradigm offers a scalable solution for real-time applications like gaming and robotics, where dynamic action durations are critical.

cs.LG

A comprehensive survey on RPL routing-based attacks, defences and future directions in Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of digital devices like sensors, processors, embedded and communication devices that can connect to and exchange data with other devices and systems over the internet. IoT devices have limitations on power, memory, and computational resources. Researchers have developed the IPv6 Over Low-power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN) protocols to provide wireless connectivity among these devices while overcoming the constraints on resources. 6LoWPAN has been approved subsequently by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The IETF Routing Over Low-power and Lossy Networks (ROLL) standardized the Routing Protocol for LLNs known as RPL (IETF RFC 6550), which is part of the 6LoWPAN stack. However, IoT devices are vulnerable to various attacks on RPL-based routing. This survey provides an in depth study of existing RPL-based attacks and defense published from year 2011 to 2024 from highly reputed journals and conferences. By thematic analysis of existing routing attacks on RPL, we developed a novel attack taxonomy which focuses on the nature of routing attacks and classifies them into 12 major categories. Subsequently, the impact of each attack on the network is analyzed and discussed real life scenarios of these attacks. Another contribution of this survey proposed a novel taxonomy for classification of defense mechanisms into 8 major categories against routing attacks based on type of defense strategy. The detailed analysis of each defense mechanism with real life applicability is explained. Furthermore, evaluation tools such as testbeds and simulators for RPL-based attack and defense are discussed and critically analyzed in terms of real world applicability. Finally, open research challenges are presented on the basis of research gaps of existing literature along with research directions for practitioners and researchers.

cs.CR

FloRa: Flow Table Low-Rate Overflow Reconnaissance and Detection in SDN

Software Defined Networking (SDN) has evolved to revolutionize next-generation networks, offering programmability for on-the-fly service provisioning, primarily supported by the OpenFlow (OF) protocol. The limited storage capacity of Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM) for storing flow tables in OF switches introduces vulnerabilities, notably the Low-Rate Flow Table Overflow (LOFT) attacks. LOFT exploits the flow table's storage capacity by occupying a substantial amount of space with malicious flow, leading to a gradual degradation in the flow-forwarding performance of OF switches. To mitigate this threat, we propose FloRa, a machine learning-based solution designed for monitoring and detecting LOFT attacks in SDN. FloRa continuously examines and determines the status of the flow table by closely examining the features of the flow table entries. Upon detecting an attack FloRa promptly activates the detection module. The module monitors flow properties, identifies malicious flows, and blacklists them, facilitating their eviction from the flow table. Incorporating novel features such as Packet Arrival Frequency, Content Relevance Score, and Possible Spoofed IP along with Cat Boost employed as the attack detection method. The proposed method reduces CPU overhead, memory overhead, and classification latency significantly and achieves a detection accuracy of 99.49%, which is more than the state-of-the-art methods to the best of our knowledge. This approach not only protects the integrity of the flow tables but also guarantees the uninterrupted flow of legitimate traffic. Experimental results indicate the effectiveness of FloRa in LOFT attack detection, ensuring uninterrupted data forwarding and continuous availability of flow table resources in SDN.

cs.NI

Li-MSD: A lightweight mitigation solution for DAO insider attack in RPL-based IoT

Many IoT applications run on a wireless infrastructure supported by resource-constrained nodes which is popularly known as Low-Power and Lossy Networks (LLNs). Currently, LLNs play a vital role in digital transformation of industries. The resource limitations of LLNs restrict the usage of traditional routing protocols and therefore require an energy-efficient routing solution. IETF's Routing Protocol for Low-power Lossy Networks (RPL, pronounced 'ripple') is one of the most popular energy-efficient protocols for LLNs, specified in RFC 6550. In RPL, Destination Advertisement Object (DAO) control message is transmitted by a child node to pass on its reachability information to its immediate parent or root node. An attacker may exploit the insecure DAO sending mechanism of RPL to perform 'DAO insider attack' by transmitting DAO multiple times. This paper shows that an aggressive DAO insider attacker can drastically degrade network performance. We propose a Lightweight Mitigation Solution for DAO insider attack, which is termed as 'Li-MSD'. Li-MSD uses a blacklisting strategy to mitigate the attack and restore RPL performance, significantly. By using simulations, it is shown that Li-MSD outperforms the existing solution in the literature.

cs.NI

A Lightweight Security Solution for Mitigation of Hatchetman Attack in RPL-based 6LoWPAN

In recent times, the Internet of Things (IoT) has a significant rise in industries, and we live in the era of Industry 4.0, where each device is connected to the Internet from small to big. These devices are Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled and are capable of perspective analytics. By 2023, it's anticipated that over 14 billion smart devices will be available on the Internet. These applications operate in a wireless environment where memory, power, and other resource limitations apply to the nodes. In addition, the conventional routing method is ineffective in networks with limited resource devices, lossy links, and slow data rates. Routing Protocol for Low Power and Lossy Networks (RPL), a new routing protocol for such networks, was proposed by the IETF's ROLL group. RPL operates in two modes: Storing and Non-Storing. In Storing mode, each node have the information to reach to other node. In Non-Storing mode, the routing information lies with the root node only. The attacker may exploit the Non-Storing feature of the RPL. When the root node transmits User Datagram Protocol~(UDP) or control message packet to the child nodes, the routing information is stored in the extended header of the IPv6 packet. The attacker may modify the address from the source routing header which leads to Denial of Service (DoS) attack. This attack is RPL specific which is known as Hatchetman attack. This paper shows significant degradation in terms of network performance when an attacker exploits this feature. We also propose a lightweight mitigation of Hatchetman attack using game theoretic approach to detect the Hatchetman attack in IoT.

cs.CR

Ultrafast Nuclear Dynamics in Double-Core Ionized Water Molecules

Double-core-hole (DCH) states in isolated water and heavy water molecules, resulting from the sequential absorption of two x-ray photons, have been investigated. A comparison of the subsequent Auger emission spectra from the two isotopes provides direct evidence of ultrafast nuclear motion during the 1.5 fs lifetime of these DCH states. Our numerical results align well with the experimental data, providing for various DCH states an in-depth study of the dynamics responsible of the observed isotope effect.

physics.chem-ph

Study of Synchronous RF Pulsing in Dual Frequency Capacitively Coupled Plasma

Low-pressure multi-frequency capacitively coupled plasmas are used for numerous etch and deposition applications in the semiconductor industry. Pulsing of the radio-frequency (RF) sources enables control of neutral and charged species in the plasma on a millisecond timescale. The synchronous (i.e., simultaneous, in-phase) pulsing of both power sources in a dual frequency capacitively coupled plasma is examined in this article. Due to the low gas pressure, modeling has been done using the electrostatic Particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo collision method. The objective of this work is to investigate the sensitivity of the plasma properties to small changes in timing during synchronous pulsing of the 2 RF sources. It is demonstrated that small deviations in the on and off times of the 2 RF sources can lead to major changes in the plasma characteristics. This high sensitivity is of concern for process repeatability but can be utilized to enable better control of the dynamics of plasma-surface interaction. In the simulations, the pulsing parameters (on and off times and ramp rates) are varied and the temporal evolution of plasma characteristics such as electron density (ne), species current at the electrode, and electron temperature are examined. It is demonstrated that if the low-frequency (LF) source is turned off a few μs before (or after) the high-frequency source, ne during the off-state is significantly higher (or lower) due to the frequency coupling effect. Similarly, turning on the LF source with a small delay results in a sharp increase in the plasma density when the RF sources are turned on.

physics.plasm-ph

The impact of copycat attack on RPL based 6LoWPAN networks in Internet of Things

IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) is the standard network layer protocol for achieving efficient routing in IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN). Resource-constrained and non-tamper resistant nature of smart sensor nodes makes RPL protocol susceptible to different threats. An attacker may use insider or outsider attack strategy to perform Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks against RPL based networks. Security and Privacy risks associated with RPL protocol may limit its global adoption and worldwide acceptance. A proper investigation of RPL specific attacks and their impacts on an underlying network needs to be done. In this paper, we present and investigate one of the catastrophic attacks named as a copycat attack, a type of replay based DoS attack against the RPL protocol. An in-depth experimental study for analyzing the impacts of the copycat attack on RPL has been done. The experimental results show that the copycat attack can significantly degrade network performance in terms of packet delivery ratio, average end-to-end delay, and average power consumption. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper that extensively studies the impact of RPL specific replay mechanism based DoS attack on 6LoWPAN networks.

cs.NI

Security of RPL Based 6LoWPAN Networks in the Internet of Things: A Review

Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the fastest emerging networking paradigms enabling a large number of applications for the benefit of mankind. Advancements in embedded system technology and compressed IPv6 have enabled the support of IP stack in resource constrained heterogeneous smart devices. However, global connectivity and resource constrained characteristics of smart devices have exposed them to different insider and outsider attacks, which put users' security and privacy at risk. Various risks associated with IoT slow down its growth and become an obstruction in the worldwide adoption of its applications. In RFC 6550, the IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low Power and Lossy Network (RPL) is specified by IETF's ROLL working group for facilitating efficient routing in 6LoWPAN networks, while considering its limitations. Due to resource constrained nature of nodes in the IoT, RPL is vulnerable to many attacks that consume the node's resources and degrade the network's performance. In this paper, we present a study on various attacks and their existing defense solutions, particularly to RPL. Open research issues, challenges, and future directions specific to RPL security are also discussed. A taxonomy of RPL attacks, considering the essential attributes like resources, topology, and traffic, is shown for better understanding. In addition, a study of existing cross-layered and RPL specific network layer based defense solutions suggested in the literature is also carried out.

cs.NI

Addressing DAO Insider Attacks in IPv6-Based Low-Power and Lossy Networks

Low-Power and Lossy Networks (LLNs) run on resource-constrained devices and play a key role in many Industrial Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems based applications. But, achieving an energy-efficient routing in LLNs is a major challenge nowadays. This challenge is addressed by Routing Protocol for Low-power Lossy Networks (RPL), which is specified in RFC 6550 as a "Proposed Standard" at present. In RPL, a client node uses Destination Advertisement Object (DAO) control messages to pass on the destination information towards the root node. An attacker may exploit the DAO sending mechanism of RPL to perform a DAO Insider attack in LLNs. In this paper, it is shown that an aggressive attacker can drastically degrade the network performance. To address DAO Insider attack, a lightweight defense solution is proposed. The proposed solution uses an early blacklisting strategy to significantly mitigate the attack and restore RPL performance. The proposed solution is implemented and tested on Cooja Simulator.

cs.CR

CoSec-RPL: detection of copycat attacks in RPL based 6LoWPANs using outlier analysis

The IPv6 routing protocol for low-power and lossy networks (RPL) is the standard routing protocol for IPv6 based low-power wireless personal area networks (6LoWPANs). In RPL protocol, DODAG information object (DIO) messages are used to disseminate routing information to other nodes in the network. A malicious node may eavesdrop DIO messages of its neighbor nodes and later replay the captured DIO many times with fixed intervals. In this paper, we present and investigate one of the severe attacks named as a non-spoofed copycat attack, a type of replay based DoS attack against RPL protocol. It is shown that the non-spoofed copycat attack increases the average end-to-end delay (AE2ED) and packet delivery ratio of the network. Thus, to address this problem, an intrusion detection system (IDS) named CoSec-RPL is proposed in this paper. The attack detection logic of CoSec-RPL is primarily based on the idea of outlier detection (OD). CoSec-RPL significantly mitigates the effects of the non-spoofed copycat attack on the network's performance. The effectiveness of the proposed IDS is compared with the standard RPL protocol. The experimental results indicate that CoSec-RPL detects and mitigates non-spoofed copycat attack efficiently in both static and mobile network scenarios without adding any significant overhead to the nodes. To the best of our knowledge, CoSec-RPL is the first RPL specific IDS that utilizes OD for intrusion detection in 6LoWPANs.

cs.CR

Machine Learning Based Intrusion Detection Systems for IoT Applications

Internet of Things (IoT) and its applications are the most popular research areas at present. The characteristics of IoT on one side make it easily applicable to real-life applications, whereas on the other side expose it to cyber threats. Denial of Service (DoS) is one of the most catastrophic attacks against IoT. In this paper, we investigate the prospects of using machine learning classification algorithms for securing IoT against DoS attacks. A comprehensive study is carried on the classifiers which can advance the development of anomaly-based intrusion detection systems (IDSs). Performance assessment of classifiers is done in terms of prominent metrics and validation methods. Popular datasets CIDDS-001, UNSW-NB15, and NSL-KDD are used for benchmarking classifiers. Friedman and Nemenyi tests are employed to analyze the significant differences among classifiers statistically. In addition, Raspberry Pi is used to evaluate the response time of classifiers on IoT specific hardware. We also discuss a methodology for selecting the best classifier as per application requirements. The main goals of this study are to motivate IoT security researchers for developing IDSs using ensemble learning, and suggesting appropriate methods for statistical assessment of classifier's performance.

cs.CR